Way Down South Radio

Alex Wong aka Steven Lebron joins the show to discuss the Hawks Game 1 victory at Madison Square Garden, the vaccination scene report in Toronto, retail vs. online shopping in a post-COVID world, 3-way collab sneaker fatigue, sold out black Air Force 1's, Alex's upcoming book, and hating on the LA Clippers.

Ticonderoga Club partner and Sasso & Co. founder, Bart Sasso, is back on the show. We discuss hilarious DMs we've received recently, how Bart plans to style his new boat shoes, seeing our work in the wild, Bart's upcoming font project, convincing Tip Top to sponsor our next backyard function, and we plan the upcoming Ticonderoga Club x Larry Luk collab. 

Charleston's KJ Kearney joins the show to recount his heyday of chronicling Southern streetwear brands such as We Are The Process on his blog, H1GHER LEARNING, running for political office, making his TikTok account @blackfoodfridays go viral, trying to buy NBA Top Shot packs, and exercising with no pants on. 

Ticonderoga Club partner and Sasso & Co. founder, Bart Sasso, joins the show to discuss how his agency built a steady roster of food & beverage clientele, a major announcement about Ticonderoga Club's Chili Crush, what to look for when seeking to hire creative talent, Zoom etiquette, Nike Huaraches, Larry's secret design meme account, pandemic-induced nostalgic listening, and burger salad. 

Designer and Geographic North record label founder, Farbod Kokabi, is this episode's guest. Larry and Farbod discuss the $500 client vs. the $5,000 client, getting blasted by strangers on Twitter, Atlanta Hawks game day fits, brand standards documents, the Atlanta BBQ scene, new running shoes, getting trolled by MF Doom, and why Marcel keeps posting the same photo of steak frites on their Instagram once a month. 

Localeur's Director of Content and Staycation podcast co-host, Cate Smithson, joins the show from Seattle. Cate and Larry discuss memorable Atlanta and Seattle cuisine, NHL logos, controversial team names, Nancy Kerrigan vs. Tonya Harding, Cate's COVID birthday plans, Larry's Grateful Dead x Teton Gravity Research collection, and how Cate unscientifically discovered that folks in the Pacific Northwest don't know how to swim. 

ATL homie Zack Ezzo joins the show to talk about dressing for Zoom calls, Elliott Street Pub's sandwiches, the legendary Eats on Ponce, Atlanta United's disappointing season, 2020 sneaker pick-ups, his highlight of the year, and vaccine daydreams.

For the first 5 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Wong did a daily podcast called Steven Lebron Radio and Larry was a frequent guest on the show. Steven Lebron Radio has been on hiatus for a few months now, and it was only fitting for Alex and Larry to catch up – only this time on Way Down South Radio. The boys pick up where they left off discussing Alex's upcoming book, the best sneakers of 2020, the state of US politics, roasting the NBA City Edition uniforms, and Larry's recent golf addiction. Quality go crazy!

Darren Griffin and Niraj Mehdiratta join the show to discuss sports curses, stereotypes of locale, representation in media, the post-9/11 divide, secret side projects, bootleg fashion, and the newest fit pic accessory. 

Backside Press owner Brandon McDonald joins the show to discuss growing his screen printing business during COVID-19, the cons of designing in Procreate, skateboarding style, and missing live soccer in the A. 

Designer McKenzie Martin joins the show to help Larry build a creative agency with Atlanta sports personalities and video game characters. She shares her work from home vibes, how her hobbies influence her work, what it's like to join a creative agency mid-pandemic, and the recipe for her namesake McDonald's sandwich.

Bart Sasso is a partner at Ticonderoga Club restaurant and the owner of Sasso & Co. creative agency. He joins Larry from his new home in Boston to discuss why graphic designers shouldn't be treated like rock stars, why sports culture is essential to creative professionals, the pitfalls of only using Pinterest for inspiration, nostalgic sports logos, messy Illustrator artboards, and Bart reveals his favorite Grateful Dead song. Also, the boys make plans to start a new creative agency where the logos are free.

Creative Director Graydon Gordian doesn't do anything half-heartedly. He joins the show to discuss the many new hobbies he's begun while sheltering in place, buying wine in 2020, a motorsports primer (Formula 1 vs. NASCAR), bucket list experiences, the NBA bubble, and the problem with college basketball.  "Go Denny!"